Noir City: Phantom Lady (4K Restoration)
February 19, 2025
Ella Raines is “one hep kitten” as she high-heels her way through the noir demimonde, searching for the one woman who can save her boss from a murder rap. Director Siodmak wrings every bit of shadowy mystery from the novel by master of suspense Cornell Woolrich. New 4K digital restoration!
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Wednesday, February 19, 2025
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Loyal and lovely Ella Raines is “one hep kitten” as she high-heels her way through the noir demimonde, searching for the one woman who can save her boss from a murder rap. Director Robert Siodmak and DP Woody Bredell wring every juicy bit of shadowy mystery from the novel by master of suspense Cornell Woolrich. The film is famous for Elisha Cook Jr.’s manic interlude as a wigged-out jazz drummer in orgiastic frenzy! Producer Joan Harrison (once Alfred Hitchcock’s protégé) announced herself as the most creative female producer in the business with this sleeper hit, a seminal suspense classic that helped launch the noir movement in Hollywood. Note courtesy of Noir City.
- Director: Robert Siodmak
- Principal Cast: Franchot Tone, Ella Raines, Alan Curtis, Aurora Miranda
- Country: USA
- Year: 1944
- Running Time: 87 min.
- Producer: Joan Harrison
- Screenplay: Bernard C. Schoenfeld
- Cinematographers: Elwood Bredell
- Editors: Arthur Hilton
- Music: Hans J. Salter, Frank Skinner
- Filmography: Portrait of a Sinner (1959), The Devil Strikes at Night (1957), The Killers (1946)
- Language: English
- US Distributor: Universal Repertory